The next incarnation of the motion camera is the Rotoscope invented by the Fleishman brothers in 1915, creators of Betty Boop (1930). This invented a new technique of animating over live action. (Helen Kane, the inspiration for Betty Boop – just good fun to watch!)

In 1928, the Disney Studios produce Steamboat Willie, the first animated film synchronised with sound.

Art: Ask student to create his own “flip book.” I had my son watch these for inspiration:

Today we learned the history of animation. I learned that the first animated film was “stop motion”. A man wanted to know if a horse goes airborne when it runs. (It does). I also learned that one of the first films had cartoon characters.

Then I listened to Hugo as an audio book. The story I was listening to is called Hugo Cabret. The story was about a boy trying to make a kind of a robot. It’s a great story and I really enjoyed it.